different between paraffins vs asphaltene

paraffins

English

Noun

paraffins

  1. plural of paraffin

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asphaltene

English

Etymology

asphalt +? -ene (benzene)

Noun

asphaltene (plural asphaltenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains


Related terms

  • asphaltenic
  • preasphaltene

Translations

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  • what is asphaltene onset pressure
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